The Electrical Venus
Mayhew, Julie2018
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In the harsh company of a travelling side-show, Mim doesn'tknow what love looks like. But when a stranger joins the fair and chooses Mimto be part of his awesome new act of 'electrickery', Mim is elevated to therole of 'Electrical Venus'. Is this starring role her true worth, or is love worth more than a penny for an electrifying kiss? An intoxicating and atmospheric examination of our attitudes to race, disability and self-worth through a love story set in the filth and thrill of a travelling show during the height of Georgian Enlightenment.
Main title:
The Electrical Venus / Julie Mayhew.
Author:
Mayhew, Julie, author
Imprint:
London : Hot Key Books, 2018.
Collation:
270 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9781471407048 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1872548